Everton boss Frank Lampard says they must toughen away from home if they're to be sure of staying up this season.
Just six points from a possible 39 on the road is the poorest return from the 92 clubs comprising the Premier League and EFL.
In fact, dropping all the way down to National League North and South, only one side – National League Dover – have performed worse away from home.
Lampard blames a poor reaction to adversity for such an appalling statistic, but with his side sitting just one place above the relegation zone he knows they cannot just rely on results at Goodison Park to make them safe.
“Mentality is a word which gets thrown around a lot but there is so much which goes into it," said the Toffees boss ahead of the trip to West Ham.
“Our job as coaches is to find little nuggets within that, whether it is individual or collective, to make sure the players believe in themselves and have confidence because in the Premier League you will take hits.
“When we've had them away from home we haven't recovered from them and that is something we just have to improve."
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